1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2004 as follows:
1.2Page 3, line 24, delete "
at least four semester credits of" and after "
language" insert
1.3"
credits"
1.4Page 3, line 25, delete "
also"
1.5Page 3, line 26, delete "
one or more semester credits of" and after "
language" insert
1.6"
credits"
1.7Page 3, line 32, after "
later" insert "
, except paragraph (h) is effective for students
1.8enrolling in a MNSCU system college or university in the 2015-2016 school year or later"
1.9Page 6, after line 15, insert:
1.10 "Sec. 5.
MNSCU REVIEW OF WORLD LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES.
1.11The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU) chancellor, after
1.12consulting with the world language faculty, must review the specific competencies a K-12
1.13student masters in attaining a state bilingual seal, multilingual seal, Minnesota world
1.14language proficiency certificate or Minnesota world language proficiency high achievement
1.15certificate under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.022, subdivisions 1a and 1b, and
1.16determine credit and course equivalencies for each seal or certificate. The chancellor, or
1.17the chancellor's designee, must report findings, determinations, and any recommendations
1.18to the education policy and finance committees of the legislature by February 15, 2015.
1.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."